+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   78118 Bharat (2002 NT) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2078118 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 26 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .1892383621435743 3.6623e-08   a 2.599851197278306 1.1861e-08 au q 2.107859614888349 9.6312e-08 au i 16.78760168340779 4.6364e-06 deg node 190.6481500574731 1.6403e-05 deg peri 218.1000210908961 2.1815e-05 deg M 39.64895146654437 1.552e-05 deg tp 2459031.863969637475 (2020-Jul-01.36396964) 6.5529e-05 TDB period 1531.162078314604 4.19 1.0478e-05 2.869e-08 d yr n .2351155407377009 1.6089e-09 deg/d Q 3.091842779668263 1.4105e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1159      data-arc span      11128 days (30.47 yr)      first obs. used      1990-09-11      last obs. used      2021-02-28      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .49506      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 13:35:12   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.13645 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.40369 au   T_jup = 3.330  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 14.91   n/a MPCxxxxx   diameter diameter 5.423 km 0.203 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   geometric albedo albedo 0.079   0.006 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   78118 Bharat           Discovered 2002 July 4 by V. Reddy at the Goodricke-Pigott Observatory. Bharat is the native name of India and derives from the wise and pious king Bharata of ancient Hindu mythology. India is the motherland of the discoverer. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20040713/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2004-07-14 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances ] 2021-May-10 00:16 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin